Several states are now ensuring that all students with high test scores in math can take algebra in middle school.

When Mike Kenny was a fifth-grade teacher in Essex Junction, he learned early in his career that the traditional way to teach ...

District leaders explore how building confidence in math transforms not only academic performance but also student motivation and persistence.

Math scores in the U.S. have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them.

Math scores in the US have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them.

Education reporter Holly Korbey and writer Elizabeth Matthew explore why some schools are scaling back homework and whether it helps or hurts students ...

Tim Walker reported on the implementation of policies from districts that barred teachers from giving students zeros for the ...

To be sure, there are many reasons that American schools are failing to teach math: an aversion to standardized tests, powerful teachers unions, chronic absenteeism and grade inflation, to name a few.

Subtraction can be checked by adding the difference to the subtrahend (the number being subtracted). This is based on the ...

Let’s be honest — we have all had those moments in school when math felt like a nightmare. Sitting at the desk, staring at a ...

A simple finger trick for the 11 times table is helping secondary school students aged 12 to 16 improve mental arithmetic ...